Location aware assignment of resources for push to transfer (ptt) communication systems in a fifth generation (5g) network or other next generation wireless communication system

A first base station device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• receiving a membership indication of membership in a first group of base station devices serving an area comprising a receiving group of user equipment comprising a first user equipment with multicast reception capabilities and a second user equipment without the multicast reception capabilities, wherein a second group of base station devices further serves the area, wherein a first base station device of the first group of base station devices comprises first communication capabilities that enable broadcasting to the first user equipment and enable unicasting to the second user equipment, wherein the membership in the first group of base station devices further comprises a second base station device comprising second communication capabilities that do not enable the broadcasting to the first user equipment and enable the unicasting to the second user equipment, and wherein the second group of base station devices comprises a third base station device comprising the first communication capabilities, and
• based on the first group of base station devices being determined to comprise the second communication capabilities, receiving a selection indication that the first group of base station devices was selected for a communication to the first user equipment and the second user equipment.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of first base station equipment, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• receiving a first indication of membership in a first gateway group of base station equipment serving a service area comprising a destination group of user equipment comprising a first user equipment with multicast reception capabilities and a second user equipment without the multicast reception capabilities, wherein a second gateway group of base station equipment further serves the service area, wherein the first base station equipment comprises first communication capabilities capable of broadcasting to the first user equipment and unicasting to the second user equipment, wherein the membership in the first gateway group of base station equipment further comprises second base station equipment comprising second communication capabilities not capable of the broadcasting to the first user equipment and capable of the unicasting to the second user equipment, and wherein the second gateway group of base station equipment comprises third base station equipment comprising the first communication capabilities, and
• based on the first gateway group of base station equipment comprising the second communication capabilities, receiving, by the first base station equipment, a second indication that the first gateway group of base station equipment was selected for a communication to the first user equipment and the second user equipment.